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The 11th Annual Rexy Run/Walk is back on August 15th, 2026!
We will be offering our 5K and NEW 10K course.
The Rexy Run/Walk begins and ends at Broken Arrow Park, a picturesque city park, in southeast Lawrence and will wind through the Baker Wetlands on a combination of paved concrete trails and fine gravel trails. The Rexy Run is stroller and dog friendly.
The Rexy Run is hosted by BabyJay's Legacy of Hope, a 501C based out of Lawrence that helps families with children who are fighting cancer. We help offset the extra expenses families have that are not covered by health insurance.
October CycleFest!
Featuring: Tour de Chicken Creek (gravel) - Sat, Oct 10. and Octoginta 57 (road) - Sun, Oct.11. Plus a bicycle swap meet (Sat)!
Make it a cycling weekend in Lawrence! Do one or both rides, find bike stuff that you really need at the swap meet, see what's going on in the Lawrence bike scene, visit Lawrence's three fantastic bike shops, tons of eclectic restaurants and micro breweries galore. Not to mention the region's most scenic rolling low-traffic rural tarmac and sweetest gravel around! Do a holiday in bicycler's heaven!
We've got you covered with a cycling weekend in Lawrence, Kansas, October 10 - 11. Start off with the Tour de Chicken Creek Gravel Ride Saturday morning before the traditional Sunday Octoginta Road Ride - the 57th annual! The Bike Swap Meet is back Saturday afternoon and includes an EXPO, a meet-and-greet with our area cycling community partners.
Can't Ride but you want to volunteer? Click VOLUNTEER.
Fee schedule
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CycleFest Weekend Schedule Details:
FRIDAY
2-6:00pm Early packet pickup for all events (Tour de Chicken, CycleFest Special (both rides), and Octoginta at the Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 804 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
SATURDAY
Tour de Chicken Creek (gravel) STARTS AT Lone Star Lake Community Building, 665 E 665 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 (20 minutes SW of Lawrence). Please PARK at the top of the hill.
7:00-7:45am Late packet pickup and late registrations - Chicken Creek
8:00am 100K (Big Bird) start
8:10am 50K (Bantam) start
8:15am 50K (Bantam) novice start, led by local gravel experts
2:15pm Courses close
Swap Meet & EXPO plus packet pickup at Broken Arrow Park playground shelter, 2800 Louisiana St, Lawrence, KS 66046
1-5:00pm Bicycle Swap Meet
1:5:00pm EXPO
1-5:00pm Octoginta early packet pickup
SUNDAY
Octoginta 57 (road) STARTS AT Broken Arrow Park Shelter, 2800 Louisiana St, Lawrence, KS 66046
6:30-8:00am Late packet pickup and late registrations
7:30-9:00am Start for all distances (26, 38, 60 and 80 mile). Riders may start anytime between 7:30am and 9:00am. 80-Mile Riders: START EARLY so you do not miss the 11:00am cutoff at mile 31.
4:00pm Courses close
Do you want to know more, like routes, SAGs, safety and all sorts of good stuff? Visit: October CycleFest.
Routes: Routes will be published approximately 10 days before the event.
For campground info and what to do in Lawrence, visit: Things to do.
SEE past event Photo Albums!
Join Lawrence Bicycle Club for $20 (family-$25) and get $10 off coupon code for any annual LBC event, including the OCTOBER CYCLEFEST.
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